t'ezahnih    t'e•zah•nih    ᗥᙅᑋᘆᑋ    V

you (2+) are quiet

 

This is really a negative form of ‟to be noisy” and as such may be preceded by the negative particle 'aw.


[d-nih <ni₁ «sound»]  Imperfective Affirmative  

This verb form belongs to the paradigm be quiet, silent.

Example

   
Tsakazdelht̲s̲'iwhet'ezuhnihneyulhnida,'utsiyan.
beaverwe (3+) sit forwhileyou (2+) be quiethe says to uspastgrandfather
Grandfather would tell us to sit quietly as we watched for beaver.

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